[Keyoke]

Andre Norton died today, at the age of 93. Found this out at Aintitcoolsnews.

"Ms. Norton requested before her death that she not be given a funeral service, but asked instead to be cremated along with copies of her very first novel, "The Prince Commands," published in 1934 and set in a mythical European kingdom, and telling the tale of a young man who returns from exile to stop a communistic takeover of his country, and her last novel "Three Hands of Scorpio," set to be released this April..."

[DrBloodmoney1]

I've yet to read any of her work. I like that she wanted to be cremated with a copy of both her first and last books in lieu of a funeral service.

[ikonetic]

That's really too bad, as I've been reading her since a very early age. I have some of her original works from the fifties. She has probably influenced hundreds of writers and entertained thousands of people.

[Kaellyn]

That is really terrible news. I just started reading her works a little over a year ago, but since then she has become one of my favorite authors. I know she had a very long career that influenced many authors, and from what I can tell she helped open the doors for women writers in the genre. She was truly an icon of the genre and will be greatly missed.

[raggedyman]

This is indeed sad news. I grew up reading her novels starting back in 1959 when I was 8 years old. My favorite novels are "Storm Over Warlock" , "The Beast Master" , "The Zero Stone and "The Stars Are Ours!".

[Lani]

Indeed, this is a big loss to fantasy and science fiction. She had some awesome YA books and it's just too bad there won't be any more. I really used to enjoy reading her stuff and she was well known for the longest time.
:(

[user123]

I have read her work for many years and am saddened by this news. This is a great loss to all who enjoy Science Fiction/Fantasy. She will be missed.